PROTECT THE MIDTERMS: Demand Congress Act to Prevent Russian Attacks

Oct 3, 2018

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Quick Action

As Trump continues to deny the Russian cyberattack on the U.S., intelligence agencies say the midterm elections are vulnerable to more attacks. Tell Congress to support bills to protect U.S. election systems, enforce Russian sanctions, and demand a hearing on the closed-door Trump-Putin meeting in Helsinki.

THE ACTION

Ask King to join Collins in co-sponsoring the bipartisan DETER Act,S. 2313, which would bar foreign governments or any agents from purchasing advertisements and using media to influence U.S. elections, mandate reporting to Congress if this rule is broken, and require new sanctions against Russia should Putin attempt to influence future elections.

Ask King to join Collins in co-sponsoring the bipartisan Secure Elections Act, S.2261, which mandates election auditing, streamlines the way state and federal officials exchange threat information, and requires the Department of Homeland Security to share hacking information with states in real time.

Ask Collins and Poliquin to join King and Pingree in co-sponsoring the DISCLOSE Act (S.1585/HR 1134), which requires organizations pumping money into elections to disclose their donors, and ask Collins and Rep. Poliquin to sign on as well.

Call on the entire Maine delegation to call for hearings on the Helsinki summit, including subpoenaing the U.S. interpreter in the closed-door meeting between Trump and Putin and to demand that Trump enforce the sanctions on Russia he signed into law last August.

Maine House:1-800-423-2900

Maine Senate:1-800-423-6900

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